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Saturday, June 13, 2026 · No. 163
Europe

Art News from Brussels

3 stories across African Art, Brussels, Paris, and Kuba. Latest: Lempertz Brussels Auction Offers Royal Ngongo Figure and Kuba Masterpieces.

Lempertz Brussels Auction Offers Royal Ngongo Figure and Kuba Masterpieces

Lempertz Brussels Auction Offers Royal Ngongo Figure and Kuba Masterpieces

Lempertz will hold an auction of Central African art on July 1 in Brussels. The top lot is a 19th-century royal Ngongo figure from northern Kasai-Occidental in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, estimated at 120,000 to 150,000 euros.

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Lempertz and Artcurial to Auction Rotthier African Art Collection in Paris

Lempertz and Artcurial to Auction Rotthier African Art Collection in Paris

On April 6, 2026, Artcurial in partnership with Lempertz announced the September 8 auction in Paris of Jean-Jacques Rotthier’s African and Oceanic art collection during Parcours des Mondes.

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M+ and Centre Pompidou Announce Multi-Year Strategic Partnership

M+ and Centre Pompidou Announce Multi-Year Strategic Partnership

On May 27, 2026, M+ announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Centre Pompidou, formalizing a framework across joint curatorial research, exhibition development, co-commissions and collection exchange.

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